Spending on mental heath services for children in Ealing is lower than anywhere in west London and among the lowest in England, new figures suggest.

A report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) claims Ealing Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will spend £6.39 per head on child and adolescent mental health services for the 2016/17 financial year.

The figure would make it the third lowest in London, behind Enfield (£2.33) and Tower Hamlets (£4.45), and the fifth lowest in England - with Luton CCG lowest (£2.01).

By contrast the report claims Hammersmith and Fulham CCG is spending more than £50 per head, Brent CCG £33.43 and Harrow CCG £26.92.

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According to RCP, the figures were obtained from the Mental Health Five Year Forward View Dashboard, published by the NHS on October 27.

RCP said it analysed how much each CCG was spending and then calculated how much was being spent per head using population figures.

Figures do not include learning disabilities and eating disorders, it added.

A spokesman for Ealing CCG, who claimed the figures fall short of how much it is spending, said: "It’s always difficult to make direct comparisons due to the way mental health services are funded, but we are confident that children and young people in Ealing are receiving a good service.

"However, over the next five years we are planning to increase spending on child and adolescent mental health services year on year and in 2016/17, we expect to spend £8.46 per head of population in 2016/17 on core services.